Communists Fire Warning Shots at West Berlin Border
West Berlin crowds gathered at the Freve barrier as Communist guards fired warning shots and ordered the crowd to retreat. U.S. forces in Berlin deployed six 105 mm howitzers for the first time since 1946 while reinforcing the border with tanks and infantry. Police and MPs aided Soviet soldiers evacuation amid tense protests near the Brandenburg Gate.
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U.S. Army
McNair Barracks
West Berlin
Red
U.S
Frederick C. Hartel
Amercan
Red Arm’war Memorial
Brandenburg Gate
U S to Ignore Red Air Threat Over West Berlin
Washington says civilian airliners will keep flying into West Berlin despite a Soviet note. The United States cites precedent and agreements allowing commercial flights and vows a formal diplomatic reply within days. Three Western airlines currently operate the three 100 mile air corridors to West Berlin.
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U.S
West Berlin
Russia
Berlin
Kremlin
Moscow
Germany
East Berlin
West Germany
East Germany
United States
Soviet Union
White House
Pierre Salinger
Talks Continue at Royal York as Strike Persists
TORONTO CP Royal York hotel management and Hotel and Club Employees Union confer for the fifth time in a week to break a four month stalemate. About 700 of 1200 workers remain on strike since April 24 while some have returned to work and the hotel hires non union staff.
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Toronto
Royal York Hotel Management
Hotel and Club Employees Union
CLC
Archie Johnstone
Tunisia threatens self defence over Bizerte stand
At a United Nations session Tunisia warned it will defend itself if France does not pull troops from Bizerte to pre July positions. Tunisian delegate Monvi Slim urged UN action while President Bourguiba warned the world may abandon the UN if France does not comply. An Afro-Asian resolution to press France for withdrawal was expected to win broad support.
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United Nations
Tunisia
France
Bizerte
Monvi Slim
UN General Assembly
Trance
Security Council
Nation Assembly
Habib Bourguiba
Slim
Brazzaville
Aime Raymond N'Thepe
Cameroon
Thei1 Nation Group
Belgian Congo
Cholera Cases Reported as Subside in Hong Kong
In Hong Kong 62 cholera cases were reported in the last week, with the initial scare fading. Queues at inoculation centers have disappeared and many public swimming pools reopened after closures.
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Hong Kong
Kong Kong
Painters Burned In Ottawa Parliament Roof Explosion
Two painters from a Ottawa steeplejack firm were badly burned when an explosion on the Main Parliament Building roof injured them while spray painting a water reservoir tank. They fled to the parliamentary restaurant as flames shuttered across their overalls. fire crews responded to Parliament Hill.
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Ottawa
Parliament
Commons
Parliamentary Restaurant
Parliament Hill
Troops Move In To Help Fight Newfoundland Fire
One thousand soldiers from Camp Gagetown Nz B move into Neil's Brook area near Gander to assist 200 firefighters as a state of emergency remains in effect. Curbing winds complicate efforts as flames threaten Swift Current and Dunn's River coastal sites amid high temperatures.
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Camp Gagetown
N.B
Neil’s Brook
Newfoundland
Gander
Nei’s Brook
RCAP
Smallwood
Dunn’s River
Swift Current
Pacentia Bay
Jack Beck
Becka
Sandy Harbor
Canadian Overseas Telecommunications Corporation
Beck
W. J. Keough
Ed Ralph
Experts Flying To Fires Aid From National Parks Service
Ottawa reports seven fire fighting experts and eight foremen from the national parks service will fly to Newfoundland to assist in battling the province's forest fires. Prime Minister Diefenbaker says this federal help complements Newfoundland's request and that no national disaster is declared. Dinsdale and Browne plan to depart for Gander this afternoon.
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Ottawa
National Parks Service
Newfoundland
Diefenbaker
Dinsdale
Browne
Gander
Our Celebrated Wolfman Is In Difficulty Again
John McGovern a 25 year old hitchhiker with a timber wolf companion named Cindy has been remanded to August 31 on a wilful damage charge after allegedly throwing a suitcase through a hotel glass door in NNPIGON Ontario. He aims for Montreal with Cindy for customs inspection while a Medicine Hat mayor reportedly offered 1000 dollars to send the wolf to Israel as a gift.
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Nnpigon
Ont
John McGovern
Canada
Ontario
McGovern
Wanderer
Montreal
Cindy
Medicine Hat
Israel
Two Camps Destroyed By Fires In Kamloops
High winds and severe lightning swept through central British Columbia causing havoc for fire fighters. Two logging camps owned by H J Gardner and Sons Ltd were destroyed at Crooked Lake as a 15 000 acre blaze stretched six miles along the lake shore. Men escaped to safety and forest service progress was wiped out.
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Kamloops
B.C
British Columbia
Crooked Lake
Here
H. J. Gardner and Sons Ltd
Norman Macrae
Forest Service
Crooked Lake District
Merritt
Ashcroft
Birch Island
Barriere
Chase and
Sicamous
Lmen
Immigrant Relates Escapades In U S Tour Case
Frank Herbert Langer a 17 year old German resident of Winnipeg waived a preliminary hearing in U S district court and indicated a guilty plea may follow He faces review as FBI checks his account of stealing a car in Windsor Ontario July 28 and using stolen cheques and credit cards during a coast to coast U S tour He has lived in Canada since 1958.
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ST. Louis
Frank Herbert Langer
Winnipeg
U.S. District Court
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Langer
Windsor
Ont
Canada
Manning Plans Probe of New Alberta Revenue Sources
Premier E. C. Manning announced a three day cabinet series to review departmental revenues and expenditures with the aim of tapping new revenue sources. He ruled out a provincial sales tax and noted the need to avoid deficit budgeting while some services still subsidized by older fee structures. An interim report showed a $16.8 million capital payments deficit. auditor C. K. Huckvale warned further income sources are needed to avoid tapping reserves. Oil and gas lease income remained steady after prior declines.
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Edmonton
Alberta
E. C. Manning
C. K. Huckvale
Moon Launching Site Chosen Cape Canaveral Set For New Boom
Cape Canaveral chosen as America moon base site as NASA plans to buy 80 000 acres north and west of the cape for Nova rocket pads. Project costs exceed 60 million dollars with state impact and home removals, while construction and jobs promise long term growth.
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Cape Canaveral
Brevard County
America
Cape
NASA
Atlantic Ocean
Farris Bryant
Doukhobors Lose Fire Insurance Coverage
T A McRae of the Kootenay and Boundary Citizens Committee says Mutual Fire Insurance Co of British Columbia canceled policies covering Doukhobor homes in Robson Castlegar and the Slocan Valley after arson attacks in Otschenia. He notes premiums were returned and policy cancellations made for cause.
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T. A. McRae
Kootenay and Boundary
Mutual Fire Insurance Co
British Columbia
Vancouver
Robson
Castlegar
Slocan Valley
Otschenia
McRae
Mutual
B.C
Nelson
Sons of Freedom
Krestova
Goose Creek
Ouschenia
Ransom Suspect Arrested in Missing Teen Case
Shawinigan Quebec police questioned 30 year old Maurice Carbonneau after two ransom calls to Denise Therrien’s home. He was captured in a phone booth in a police trap set after the first call. A crowd later gathered at the jail demanding his release. police dispersed them. Authorities doubt he wrote the original note demanding 5000 dollars.
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Quc
Maurice Carbonneau
Carbonneau
Henri Therrien
Denise
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